Oredo Explained

Official Name:Oredo
Settlement Type:LGA
Motto:Oredo the greatest
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nigeria
Subdivision Name1:Edo State
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Government Type:Democracy
Leader Name:Ewuare II
Established Title:Oba
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:249
Population As Of:2006
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:8
Marker:village

Oredo is a Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarter is in Benin City. Its capital city is Benin City which also is the capital city of Edo State,[2] Nigeria. Benin City is also the capital city of the Benin Empire. The Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba Ewuare II's palace is located here.[3] There are four major markets in Oredo Local Government Area; Oba market, New Benin market, New market and Ekiosa market.[4]

Residents include the Oba of Benin, Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II and Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama Of Benin Kingdom.[5]

Geography

It has an area of 249km and a population of 374,671 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 300.[6]

Oredo Marriage Registry

The Oredo marriage registry is located at Ring road in Benin City. The registry is used for the legal joining of couples.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ResearchGate Find and share research. 2021-09-10. ResearchGate. en.
  2. Web site: Edoaffairs . 2019-08-16 . Edo State Local Government Areas and Headquarter Edoaffairs . 2023-01-24 . Edoaffairs . en-US.
  3. Web site: Webmaster . 2018-02-25 . Inside the Oba of Benin’s palace . 2022-08-09 . Daily Trust . en.
  4. Web site: 2014-03-11 . List of Towns and Villages in Oredo LGA . 2023-05-02 . Nigeria Zip Codes . en-US.
  5. Web site: Welcome to the Official website of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion THE ESAMA OF BENIN KINGDOM. 2021-07-14. igbinedion.net.
  6. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . October 7, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Oredo Local Government Council marriage registry » YNaija. 2021-07-09. YNaija. en-GB.